University student decides to listen in lecture

by gournalist

John Smith, a student from the Queensland University of Technology, decided to attend a lecture and actually take notes and listen for one of the subjects that he has enrolled in.

When asked why he put so much effort in to attending a class, Smith replied, “I figured, I’m paying for the course, I might as well attend.”

His attitude towards wanting to learn has caused a mass movement in students attending lectures and being attentive, which has put a lot pressure on lecturers.

When asked about the sudden change, Dr Grayling told Gournalist, “I’ve been overwhelmed by the attendance of the students and there are so many genuinely attentive eyes looking up at me.”

“In all my years as a lecturer, this is completely new to me, and I’m not alone in this. The other lecturers feel the same way too,” Grayling stated.

John Smith is said to be an inspiration to some people with his ability to pay attention for more then 5 minutes without checking Facebook or Twitter.

Dr Grayling said, “This will affect society, because people might be articulate enough to discuss topics with one another. It will take a lot of time for the older generations to get used to seeing and hearing the younger generation discuss various topics while maintaining eye contact.”

As for the university, they will have to re-train the majority of lecturers in preparation for the onslaught of questions relating to the subject they are teaching.

3 Comments to “University student decides to listen in lecture”

Hahaha this is great. Do you really feel as though we have a serious problem with social media distractions etc.? I think we’re in a bit of a phase. I love lecture but don’t attend often, I’m addicted to FB and wish I wasn’t… but is there a solution? Facebook specifically is so awesome for so many reasons, but yah, it’s way too life and intellectually draining.

Hey, sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the comment. Obviously, this is a satirical article and I don’t truly believe it. I just noticed when I was at uni that the majority of people at the lectures weren’t paying attention because of their phones/computers/internet etc. (myself included sometimes) and thought it would be funny if I wrote something in regards to that.

I don’t know if it’s a phase and I’m not against social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc) but I think that if you’re engaged in another activity (a lecture, sitting at a bar talking to friends or whatever) you shouldn’t have to be on Facebook etc. because there’s always time for that later when you’re alone.

Sometimes I think we miss out on what’s going on in real life because we’re too concerned with what’s not going on around us. I think we should moderate, find a middle ground, because both online and reality are equally important.

Well said. I completely agree. It’s really too bad that so many people struggle with moderating their social media intake. It really requires a lot of discipline because people are naturally consumers. We like it fast and we like lots of it. But in the end, the truly valuable interactions are those done in person – they are the interactions that make us human and encourage thoughtfulness and empathy.
I really struggle sometimes with moderating my social media uptake, and I wish I knew how to discipline my uptake more effectively.